ANDHRA
PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Sri Surinder
Pal, Member
O.P.Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34 of 2004
Between
1)
Transmission
Corporation of Andhra Pradesh
2)
Central Power
Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
3)
Eastern Power
Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
4)
Southern Power
Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
5)
Northern Power
Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
… Petitioners
and
1)
Nil
... Respondent
All the five applicants have filed a combined
petition requesting the Commission to permit them to file additional filings in
respect of proposed tariff and ARR and grant them reasonable time for filing
the same.
The Commission on consideration passed the following
common:
ORDER
1) All the five petitioners have submitted their filing
of ARRs and Tariff for FY 2005-06 on 30.11.2004 as contemplated under Section 61 of the
Electricity Act read with Section 26 of A.P. Electricity Reform Act, and
published the same in daily newspapers.
Consequent on the publication, several persons, associations,
organizations, and political parties have filed their comments. The said comments were all forwarded to the
petitioners for their replies/comments.
Meanwhile, the Commission has also announced dates of public hearing in
the process for finalisation of Tariff Order for FY
2005-06.
2) While so, the petitioners filed this petition stating that Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has announced a policy on power supply to agricultural consumers in modification of its earlier policy of free supply of power to agricultural consumers on 25.01.2005.
3) The petitioners stated that they had made their estimations of ARRs and filed their filings on 30.11.2004 based on the Government policy then in force and now that the Government has modified its policy and intended to collect certain specified charges from some categories of agricultural consumers instead of allowing them free supply of power. The petitioners stated that it necessitates re-estimation of their ARRs and change in tariff structure for agricultural consumers and they have also to file additional/ addendum filings in respect of tariff and ARRs filed earlier on 30.11.2004.
4) The petitioners have also stated that in view of the changed policy of GoAP announced on 25.01.2005, it is necessary for them to re-estimate their revenue as some categories of agricultural consumers would now be required to be charged at different rates. Therefore, they prayed for time to revise their filings in respect of tariff and ARRs for FY 2005-06.
5) On consideration, the Commission accepts the necessity of re-estimation of ARRs by the petitioners in view of the changed policy of Govt stated by the petitioners. The Commission also agrees that the petitioners need to be given some time for making their re-estimations and for filings of their additional filings in respect to tariff and ARRs.
6) Taking into account, the mandated obligation
on the part of the Commission to issue the Tariff Order for FY 2005-06 to be
effective from
The order is corrected and signed this day
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Sd/- Surinder Pal Member |
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